Published Wed, May 27, 2026 · 09:29 PM
COMMERCIAL US solar customers are seeing installation costs spike as the war in Iran chokes supply of aluminium and makes racking systems more expensive, compounding financial pressures on an industry already grappling with elevated silver prices.
Aluminium is vital for solar racking components such as rails, clamps, and brackets to mount solar panels.
Damage to Gulf refining facilities and disruptions to shipping via the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for over five million tonnes of aluminium annually,…